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Paul Gibson and his wife, Roxanne Barber came to Santa Fe in 2012. Since arriving in Santa Fe they have been involved in the development of the Academy of Sustainability Education at Santa Fe High, as volunteers with Master Gardeners, New Energy Economy, and other local efforts. Most recently they coordinated the SantaFe4Bernie campaign, an effort that took advice from Bernie and focused locally, morphing into Retake the Roundhouse. Retake the Roundhouse worked with other advocacy groups around the state to support nine important races, winning seven of them and contributing to NM being the only state legislature in the country that turned blue in the last election. They now are exiting from partisan election processes and have created Retake Our Democracy, a 501-c-4 non-profit organization that tried to make daily activism easier by providing a wide range of resources, information and tools that empower and activate supporters.
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Week in Review, A Call to Action, and Actions for the Week
Actions for the week of Aug 7-13 links to posts from last week and a brief review of the last week. Also a stunning preview for Tuesdays post on the 70 year decline of the Democratic Party from FDR to Today…. Read More ›
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Democrats: The Party That Eats (and Beats) Itself
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National Academy of Sciences: “Mass Extinction Is Here”- A Call for Action
National Academy of Sciences says things are much worse than expected. Recent posts have strongly suggested the need for bold solutions to serious challenges. This post includes info from the National Academy, New Energy Economy and info on some bold… Read More ›
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How Can We Dissent Without Being Divisive?
Over the last 10 days, Retake has published a number of posts critical of the national Democratic Party and Rep. Lujan. Today we pose the question: Are these posts divisive? Is there a better way to reform the Party? How… Read More ›
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Colorado Springs: A Model for What We Could Do In Santa Fe
In a historically very conservative, Tea Party community, a progressive coalition in Colorado Springs achieved a stunning victory and won all five of its City Council races, creating a solid progressive majority on the Council. Read how boldly advancing a… Read More ›
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Reforming the Dem. Party: The Only Option–For Now